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MATC SHOW CHOIR AND MUNICIPAL
BAND TEAM UP
FOR ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
The Madison Area Technical
College (MATC) Community Show Choir and the MATC Municipal Band will perform
holiday song favorites at the MATC Annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, December
8, at 2 pm.
The show is held in the Mitby Theater, MATC-Truax, 3550 Anderson St. Tickets
for the concert are $5 for adults, $4 for children under 12 and seniors,
and are available at the Mitby Theater Box Office or by calling (608)
243-4000. For additional information, call James Landkamp at (608) 243-4325.
Founded in 1980, the MATC Community Show Choir presents concerts of popular
music in the fall and spring of each year. A volunteer organization open
to all who love to sing, the choir has performed at New York's Lincoln
Center as part of Irving Berlin's 100th birthday concert and for Pope
John Paul while on a tour of Italy and Poland. Regionally, the choir performed
in the Wisconsin Capitol Building and for the opening of the Monona Terrace
Convention Center in Madison and at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee.
The Madison Municipal Band has performed year round for more than 50 years
for audiences all over the world, most recently toured France, Belgium
and Luxemburg. Past performances have included concerts in audience with
the Pope and a special performance for the Roman Senate. The band includes
about 80 members and offers a free public summer concert series. Experience
is required for membership, but no audition is necessary.
MATC is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System's
16 colleges. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal
arts and science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and
activities, as well as customized employee training. MATC provides training
in more than 100 career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational
diplomas and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college
serves all or parts of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin
and offers instruction through five campuses and various locations throughout
the district.
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Last
Modified:
December 3, 2002
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